Senior Manager, Device Program Lead

Viatris; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,060 - 93,414; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression opportunities

Work-life balance initiatives

Bonus scheme

Health insurance

Pension

Job summary

Viatris in Dublin is seeking a Project Manager to lead technical project management for drug delivery devices. This role requires expertise in program planning, risk assessment, and resource management to deliver projects on time and within budget.

The ideal candidate will drive project execution and engage team members to ensure successful outcomes. The position offers excellent career progression, work-life balance initiatives, and a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance and a pension.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading technical projects within drug delivery device programs.
• Strong ability to manage resources and timelines effectively.
• Expertise in risk management and mitigation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for technical project management and leadership.
• Generate and maintain project plans and forecasts.
• Lead internal and external partners in development programs.
• Manage schedule conflicts and resource allocations.
• Prepare and maintain integrated project risk management plans.

Skills

Technical project management

Leadership

Program planning

Risk management

Job description

The Role & What You Will Be Doing

• Accountable for the provision of technical project management, leadership and planning expertise to Global Device Development programs to deliver end to end program management (concept generation through registration and launch) for drug delivery device programs, within agreed budget spend, and time constraints, aligned with Viatris business plans.
• Generate & maintain projects plans, resource forecasts, technical & business risk registers and proactively use knowledge and information to communicate with peers to enable program execution.
• Leads Internal/External Partners to identify opportunities and solutions to enable the development programme to maintain on-track to plan.
• Works with the team to manage schedule conflict issues and resource peaks/troughs, and where appropriate escape to in a timely fashion.
• Leads project what-if scenario analyses (base, optimistic and pessimistic cases) based on information provided by members of the programme team to negotiate and reach agreement on a realistic, yet aggressive, plan or schedule.
• Leads the team in preparation, implementation and maintenance of integrated project risk management plan.
• In partnership with Programme team, drive generation of development options, assess value, cost and time.
• Accountable for high-value operational and capital budgets, ensuring disciplined management of forecasts ($) against targets and actuals.
• Provides timely reporting to the programme team members, alerting them to the possibility of endangered/ missed or conflicting milestones, as well as critical path activities.
• Responsible for contract management with partner organisations to enable delivery of the project with the most appropriate use of internal and external resources.
• Proactive planning of all activities within the development team to ensure engagement of team members in the delivery of the right content, of the right quality, at the right time.
• Actively promote a positive and engaged QMS and EH&S culture.
• Attending EHS training and maintaining responsibility for adhering to appropriate EHS procedures. Ensure the appropriate risk assessments are in place to perform required tasks.

Benefits at Viatris

• Excellent career progression opportunities
• Work-life balance initiatives
• Bonus scheme
• Health insurance
• Pension

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.